Kauai Aloha Endowment

Aloha and welcome! It is my pleasure to honor the “Founding Friends” of the Kaua`i Aloha Endowment and the beautiful environment created by Tara and Peter Guber.

This project began with a vision. It was a vision of Kaua`i and the preservation of its natural beauty, culture and the spirit of the people. The group of volunteers who began the journey to realize this vision were passionately committed to Kaua`i and ensuring its resources would be forever available.

It is with the warmest mahalo that I acknowledge the participation and efforts of everyone involved with the Kaua`i Aloha Endowment. You are now part of this vision by becoming a “Founding Friend” this evening. On behalf of the County of Kaua`i, mahalo for your contribution ‘To Protect, Preserve and Enhance Kaua`i’s Island Treasures... Today, Tomorrow and Forever.’

Aloha pumehana,

What’s Ahead

• Offering our first Kaua`i Aloha Endowment Grant as a gift and honoringour Kauaian community.
• Updating our brochure, reporting on our logo, branding strategies and Campaign for Community Awareness

The highest human need is to make a difference, to contribute, and to be of service
manifesting the Vision serves the self, creates balance, produces results,
and its highest contribution is to be of service.

• Updating goals and attracting more new stewards of our vision at all levels. We look forward to creating a successful, Kaua`i Aloha Endowment for our Kauaian community that in turn will create a self-sufficient and sustainable fund in perpetuity.
• Announcing the Product Distribution Committee’s first annual Crafters United for Kaua’i Aloha Endowment, a craft fair to be held Saturday, December 6, 2003 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hanalei Elementary School Cafetorium. The committee will feature our Kaua’i Aloha Products (see photo below), including: T-Shirts and Aprons, Greeting Cards, Magnets, Aloha Decals, and Posters. Come enjoy and find those special gifts for your loved ones and contribute to the Endowment. The Endowment plans to give a special holiday gift to the children of Hanalei School for the priviledge of partnering with the school. Please be assured that you can also order your Kaua`i Aloha products directly from Michele Williams by calling 246-6700, line 2.
• We welcome Anne E. O’Malley as an in-kind steward of the Endowment. She will assist us in creating an interesting and exciting newsletter. We are grateful for her service and assistance.

Barbara Curl, Chairwoman and Co-Creator

Mahalo to Our July to September Donors

Daniel Case

Katy E. Fast

Friends of Kauai Aloha

Endowment

Steven D. Kline

Marti Paskal

Apolonia S. Stice

This quarter’s donations

Previous donations

Total donations to date

Total donors to date

$100.00
50
30,871.00

100
50
50

$31,131.00
$108,684.98
$139,815.98
139

We are deeply grateful to the following wonderful Kauaians and Contributing Friends who have offered their in-kind service in contributing to the Endowment Vision.

H. Blaise
Jeff Texeira & Nita Uno,
Hagadone Printing
Sharon Agnew
Cathy Agoot
Allen Alapai
Gary Bart
Sheila Behm
Daniel Billman
Rod Billman
Dr. Arthur Brownstein
Ileana Carreno DDS
Tracy Clayton
Chris Cook
Paul Curtis
Hollis Dana
Gary Davis
Puna Dawson
Tim DeLaVega
Richard Duffy
Patty Ewing
Larry Fienstein
Quentin Flores
Renee Dee Fujii
Jenny Fujita
Garden Island Resource,
Conservation and Development
Board of Directors, Sabra Kakua,
Chairwoman
Derek Hune Glaskin
Joe Halasey
Annie Hashimoto
Kelly Hoen
Steve Hunt
Roger Jacobs
Stanley Kaluahine
Leesha Kawamura
Sandi Kato-Klutke
Kehaulani L Kekua
Laurie Kelekoma
Ron Kikumoto
Larry & Elaine LaSota
Gail Lee
Stephanie Lewis Delano
Delano & Seymours, Hawaiian
House, and Linda
Rhonda Lizama
Karen Lovatto
Barbara Musella & Malana
Mollie Malone
Damon Marc
Joan Marcuse
Lawrence D. McCreery
Melissa McFerrin
Malone & Dean McRaine
Amy Meharg
Mark McGennis and Lehua
Emily Miller
Ingrid Noble
Anne O’Malley
Sherrie Orr
Rita Peeters
Helaine Perel
Liz And Willie Ronaldson
Mark Satz
Cindy & Herb Schoenhardt
Jeff Sharpley & Zento Magazine
Robyn Simmons
George & Holly Simon
Skip Snodgress
Lowell Strombeck
Dale Struble
Kaui Tanaka
Lynn & Thayne Taylor
Curtis Tom
Eric Torgenson
William Trugillo
Dr. Wayne Ullaean
Ann West, PhD
Chipper Wichman
Sandra Wright

Remember, there are four ways to contribute to Building the Endowment at this time: Financially, In-Kind Service, Purchasing or Selling Products, and most of all each of us can Share the Message of the Endowment with everyone.

We want every man, woman and child to know of our Kaua'i Aloha Endowment.

Recognition

Kaua`i Aloha Endowment appreciates the continued support of the staff of the Hawai`i Community Foundation, in particular Nani Larsen and William Trugillo of the Kaua`i office of HCF with the guidance of the President and CEO, Kelvin Taketa. A heart-felt Mahalo to all who have contributed to the Kaua`i Aloha Endowment during July, August and September, 2003.

Aloha—The Joy of Service in Action

Founding Friends Event. On August 8 the Kaua`i Aloha Endowment and Tara and Peter Guber hosted a Founding Friends event at the Gubers’ incredibly beautiful Tara Plantation Estate. It was a memorable occasion for all—and a thrill to see more than double the number of anticipated guests, whose donations of $1000 per person, or $1500 per couple, continue to allow the Endowment to grow.

So many mahalo go to our generous guests, supporters and performers. Mahalo to all who enjoyed and contributed to the beautiful ambiance and gracious hosting of this lovely gathering. Mahalo to Amy Hanaiali’i Gilliom and her band for a fantastic performance, offered as a ho`okupu (gift) to the Endowment. Mahalo to Puna Dawson and the Kanuikapono Learning Center Charter School for their ho`okupu—a fabulous performance, plus leis from the children to all of our guests. Mahalo to Kehaulani Kekua of the Kaua`i Heritage Center for her ho`okupu—a powerful oli (chant) and pule (blessing). It was an extraordinary evening, rewarding us with vivid memories.

Mayor Bryan Baptiste wrote a beautiful letter included in this newsletter. On the next page, we express our heartfelt appreciation and warm mahalo to the Stewards of Aloha in Action who made the August 8 event a resounding success.

Please note: Hawai'i Community Foundation's street address has changed: 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 800, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813

Contact us locally:
Friends of Kaua'i Aloha Endowment, PO Box 3007, Lihue, Kaua'i, Hawai'i 96766-6007 Phone: 808-246-6700
E-mail: info@kauaialohaendowment.org
Web: www.kauaialohaendowment.org